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Skeletal System
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1. Short - faced; breeds including Boston terriers - pugs - English bulldogs - and Pekingese.
Zygomatic Bones
Skull
Brachycephalic
Ungual Process
2. The long - flexible - caudal portion of the dorsal body cavity formed by the adjacent arches of the vertebrae of the spine; it houses and protects the spinal cord.
Spinal Canal
Osteoblasts
Mandible
Xiphoid
3. Also known as the spinal column; the collective name for the cervical - thoracic - lumbar - sacral - and coccygeal vertebrae.
Endosteum
Dolichocephalic
Compact Bone
Vertebral Column
4. The bones of the tarsus - consisting of two rows of short bones located between the distal ends of the tibia and fibula and the proximal ends of the metatarsal bones.
Incus
Anconeal Process
Tarsal Bones
Dewclaw
5. The vertical portion of the mandible located at its caudal end; site where jaw muscles attach to the mandible.
Pelvic Limb
Ramus
Anconeal Process
Haversian Canal
6. The joint between the pelvis and the sacrum that joins the pelvic limb to the axial skeleton.
Canaliculi
Shaft
Growth Plate
Sacroiliac Joint
7. The paranasal sinus in the ethmoid bone of horses and humans.
Ethmoid Sinus
Ilium
Tarsal Bones
Maxillary Bones
8. The membrane that encloses the ends of the bones in a synovial joint; consists of an outer fibrous membrane and an inner synovial membrane that produces viscous synovial fluid that lubricates the joint surfaces.
Circumduction
Costal Cartilage
Synovial Fluid
Joint Capsule
9. Skull bones that are part of the internal bones of the face; support part of the lateral walls of the pharynx.
Tarsus
Pterygoid Bones
Callus
Canaliculi
10. Large - multinuclear cells of bone that absorb bone and structures and reshape or remodel damaged bones.
Osteoclasts
Stapes
Pelvis
Adduction
11. A hole in the bone.
Frontal Sinus
Sternum
Pivot Joint
Foramen
12. The last - most caudal sternebra; the _____ process.
Pelvic Limb
Vertebral Column
Metacarpal Bones
Xiphoid
13. The end of a long bone; each long bone has a proximal and distal _____.
Pubis
Zygomatic Arches
Epiphysis
Red Bone Marrow
14. Rib whose costal cartilage directly joins the sternum.
Sternal Ribs
Costal Cartilage
Calcaneal Tuberosity
Cancellous Bone
15. The kneecap; the largest sesamoid bone in the body; located on the front surface of the stifle joint in the tendon of the large quadriceps femoris muscle. It rides in the trochlea of the femur.
Patella
Nasal Septum
Joint
Vertebra
16. The joint composed of the tarsal bones; referred to as the hock in most animals and the ankle in humans.
Tarsus
Haversian System
Spheroidal Joint
Growth Plate
17. The bone in the neck region that supports the base of the tongue - the pharynx - and the larynx - and aids the process of swallowing. It is usually referred to as a single bone - but it is composed of several portions of bone and cartilage.
Carpus
Antebrachium
Thoracic Vertebrae
Hyoid Bone
18. The upper arm; the area of the thoracic limb between the elbow and the shoulder.
Brachium
Secondary Growth Center
Dewclaw
Red Bone Marrow
19. Bones of the forelimb that lie between the carpals and phalanges of quadrupeds.
Metacarpal Bones
Incisive Bones
Vertebral Column
Pivot Joint
20. The bony canal in the temporal bone that leads into the middle and inner ear cavities of the bone; in the living animal - it contains the external ear canal.
Flexion
Neck
Compact Bone
External Acoustic Meatus
21. The collective name for 37-38 bones of the head; it houses the brain and all the special sense organs.
Skull
Cribriform Plate
Intramembranous Bone Formation
Osteoclasts
22. The breastbone; a series of rodlike bones called sternebrae that form the floor of the thorax.
Asternal Ribs
Spheroidal Joint
Sternum
Osteoclasts
23. Tiny channels through the matrix of bone. Threadlike projections from osteocytes communicate with each other and with blood vessels through these structures.
Cervical Vertebrae
Incus
Stifle Joint
Canaliculi
24. The first - most cranial sternebra.
Frontal Bones
Bones of the cranium
Os Rostri
Manubrium
25. One of the irregular bones of the spinal column.
Epiphyseal Growth Plate
Joint Capsule
Vertebra
Amphiarthroses
26. A slightly movable cartilaginous joint - such as the pubic symphysis.
Osteoclasts
Pivot Joint
Amphiarthroses
Ulna
27. The bony roof of the mouth; the division between the mouth and the nasal cavity. Made up of portions of the maxillary and palatine bones.
Compact Bone
Carpus
Hard Palate
Digit
28. The cranial portion of the dorsal body cavity formed from several skull bones; it houses and protects the brain.
Ginglymus Joint
Joint
Thoracic Limb
Cranium
29. A joint movement that consists of a twisting motion of a part on its own axis.
Incus
Stapes
Circumduction
Rotation
30. A beak - shaped process at the proximal end of the trochlear notch of the ulna; when it fails to unite with the ulna - an ununited process can cause the elbow joint to become unstable - leading to lameness.
Bone Cortex
Interparietal Bones
Foramen Magnum
Anconeal Process
31. The most caudal rib or two in the rib cage; a rib whose costal cartilage does not unite with anything but rather ends in the muscle of the thoracic wall.
Tibial Crest
Sacral Vertebrae
Floating Rib
Joint Space
32. The growth plate of a long bone; located at the junction of the proximal and distal epiphyses with the diaphysis. They are areas where long bones increase in length by the process of endochondral bone formation. When an animal reaches its full adult
Bones of the face
Epiphyseal Growth Plate
Nasal Bones
Transverse Processes
33. Also called a spheroidal joint - it consists of a spherical joint surface (the ball) that fits into a closely matching - concave joint surface (the socket). Examples: shoulder and hip joints. Capable of all synovial joint movements.
Ball - and - Socket Joint
Ilium
Temporal Bones
Antebrachium
34. The joint composed of the carpal bones; referred to as the 'knee' of the horse and the 'wrist' of humans.
Carpus
Stapes
Foramen Magnum
Axial Skeleton
35. The bones of the pelvic limbs located between the tarsus and the phalanges.
Sternebra
Metatarsal Bones
Osteoclasts
Axial Skeleton
36. An alternate name for joint cavity.
Stapes
Epiphysis
Joint Space
Axis
37. The smooth joint surface of a bone that contacts another bone in a synovial joint.
Fibula
Callus
External Acoustic Meatus
Articular Surface
38. Skull bones; external skull bones of the face. These two small bones form part of the medial portion of the orbit of the eye and house the lacrimal sacs - which are part of the tear drainage system of the eye.
Lacrimal Bones
Synovial Joint
Radius
Ilium
39. Long - faced. Example: Collie.
Epiphyseal Growth Plate
Mandible
Proximal Sesamoid Bones
Dolichocephalic
40. One of the three ossicles in the middle ear; also called the stirrup - it is attached to the oval window of the cochlea and is the innermost of the three ossicles.
Intervertebral Disk
Malleus
Stapes
Tibia
41. A toe made up of two or three boens called phalanges.
Tarsus
Axis
Digit
Abduction
42. The fluid - filled potential space between the joint surfaces of a synovial joint; normally filled by synovial fluid.
Hematopoiesis
Diarthrosis
Tympanic Membrane
Joint Cavity
43. The fibrous membrane that lines the hollow interiors of bones.
Pelvic Limb
Circumduction
Endosteum
Cranium
44. The lay term for the most proximal joint of the equine digit - which is the joint between the large metacarpal or metatarsal and the proximal phalanx. The proximal sesamoid bones are located on the caudal surface of this joint.
Shaft
Fetlock Joint
Synovial Joint
Scapula
45. The epiphyseal plate of a long bone; located at the junction of the proximal and distal epiphyses with the diaphysis. Areas where long bones increase in length by the process of endochondral bone formation. When an animal reaches its full size - thes
Hard Palate
Volkmann's Canals
Growth Plate
Hinge Joint
46. A skull bone that is one of the external bones of the cranium; the caudal - most bone of the skull that forms the atlanto - occipital joint with the first cervical vertebra through the occipital condyles. The large foramen magnum in the occipital bon
Flexion
Interparietal Bones
Occipital Bone
Sternal Ribs
47. The solid structure formed by the fusion of the sacral vertebrae.
Turbinates
Cornual Process
Pivot Joint
Sacrum
48. The most caudal of the three pairs of bones that make up the pelvis.
Ossification
Ischium
Maxillary Bones
Calcaneal Tuberosity
49. A pair of large holes in the pelvis located on either side of the pubic symphysis; the role seems to be to lighten the pelvis because no large nerves or vessels pass through them.
Zygomatic Arches
Synarthrosis
Obturator Foramina
Manubrium
50. The fibrous membrane that covers the outsides of bones except for their articular surfaces.
Floating Rib
Foramen Magnum
Bone Cortex
Periosteum